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Taliban committed war crimes in Spin Boldak: US, UK embassies
[KhaamaPress] Kabul-based US and UK embassies have cited the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) which has called the Taliban ...Arabic for students... ’s recent atrocities in the Spin Boldak district of Kandahar province as war crimes and violations of International law. "Nahhhhhh. It's our culture. It's who we are" The embassies condemned the so-called retaliatory killings by the Taliban in Spin Boldak and asked for the culprits of the massacre to be held responsible. A joint statement by the two embassies also reads that the leadership of the Taliban should be held responsible if they cannot control their fighters. As per the report of AIHRC published on Saturday, the Taliban after capturing Spin Boldak district of southern Kandahar province massacred 40 former and current government officials to seek Dire Revenge. The number is alleged to be higher than given. Based on the report, the body investigated and documented the case, referred to local sources to obtain reliable information, and also interviewed the families of victims and witnesses. At the end of the day, they deduced that the Taliban had committed retaliatory killings and also plundered the property of people. The Taliban have purportedly killed those who contributed to ANDSF’s recapturing operations which failed. The Taliban have repeatedly denied killing civilians or looting the properties of people but the AIHRC accused the fighters of doing so and blamed their leadership for not being influential over its rank-and-file. The AIHRC calls on warring parties in Afghanistan to remain committed to International rights and refrain from retaliatory killings and destroying public facilities and properties.
Specifically, the video shows the moment when Colonel Abdul Hamid Hamidi, the commander of the 1st Regiment of the Afghan Army’s 207 Zafar Corps in Herat ...a venerable old Persian-speaking city in western Afghanistan, populated mostly by Tadjiks, which is why it's not as blood-soaked as areas controlled by Pashtuns... , is taken captive. Security officials said the colonel was arrested with five of his soldiers and then he was shot and killed. President Ashraf Ghani ...former chancellor of Kabul University, now president of Afghanistan. Before returning to Afghanistan in 2002 he was a scholar of political science and anthropology. He worked at the World Bank working on international development assistance. As Finance Minister of Afghanistan between July 2002 and December 2004, he led Afghanistan's attempted economic recovery until the Karzais stole all the money... , who attended a special session of the houses of Parliament on Monday said the Taliban  ...Arabic for students... has become crueler compared to the past. "Talib attacks are more Back in June, 23 members of an Afghan special force unit were executed by the Taliban in Faryab province after they surrendered to the group. Moreover, a famous comedian, Mohammad Khasha Zwan, was killed in Kandahar after he was taken captive by the group late last month. Related: Spin Boldak: 2021-07-31 Afghanistan: Heavy clashes between Taliban and government forces in Herat Spin Boldak: 2021-07-31 Fighting continues in Helmand Spin Boldak: 2021-07-30 20 Taliban terrorists killed and seven others wounded during a joint clearance operation carried out by ANDSF in Taluqan City of Takhar province Posted by: trailing wife 2021-08-03 |
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